Summer of ‘94: True Lies

Some men would rather misappropriate national security resources than go to marital counseling.

One of my entries for last year’s Summer of 1993 was the notorious Arnold Schwarzenegger fiasco, The Last Action Hero. The John McTiernan-directed action-comedy – which is flawed, but not as bad as its reputation suggests – made headlines for being an over-expensive, loud and unfunny mess, with much of the blame pointed at Schwarzenegger’s hubris and co…